Kinfolk

19/04/2022

Kinfolk Enterprise now calls Sibling Cafe home ❤️ Located at 611 Nicholson St, Carlton North, Sibling is now our centre of operations and impact. A 7-days a week cafe serving specialty coffee and food from a seasonal menu, Sibling is also home to the Kinfolk Volunteer training program – providing inclusion and training opportunities for people facing barriers to employment.

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05/04/2022

A message from the CEO:
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​"We have some big news for the future of Kinfolk.

From the middle of April we will be restructuring and re-focusing. The biggest change is that our Events & Catering Business in the CBD will be taken over by Waverley Industries - a social enterprise specialising in providing employment pathways for people living with disabilities. Waverley are a well-established, like-minded organisation and when they expressed an interest in taking over management of our events business it felt like the stars had aligned - and better yet, they’re keen to retain much of the Events team. This change means that Kinfolk Enterprise will now be headquartered out of Sibling Cafe in Carlton North, where our Volunteer Training Program will be getting our undivided attention. As part of this shift, we’re pleased to announce that Sibling Manager Jesi Beaton will be stepping into a General Manager role to guide Kinfolk to new horizons - allowing myself and our Operations Manager Johanna Reilly the opportunity to step out of our roles and take some much needed time off.

The past few years have frequently been challenging & tumultuous, and our ability to adapt to changing circumstances and opportunities has led us here - a place where the legacy can take on new forms. We’re so grateful to see the Events and Catering business live on under Waverley’s banner and particularly excited to see how Kinfolk continues to grow at Sibling under Jesi’s leadership."
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​-Jarrod Briffa (co-founder of Kinfolk & departing CEO)
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10/03/2022

In March & April your catering could generate essential meals for people facing food insecurity in Melbourne!
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​Over the next seven weeks, select items from our catering menus will sponsor food relief meals (made by the very same chefs!) for distribution through our Food Relief Program.
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​Each week we send meals like;
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​🥘 Beef Burgundy with pomme puree
​🍛 Vegan Nepalese Curry with rice
​🍛 Chicken curry with rice
​🍝 Pasta Arrabbiata and more...
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​...to people referred to us by inTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence, cohealth, City of Melbourne Family Services, Launch Housing and McAuley Community Services for Women (among others).
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​To help us reach more people with nutritious and culturally appropriate meals, order any of our All-Day Catering or Dinner packages onsite, or lunchbox (pictured) and executive salads for delivery.
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​🔗 Order Here: www.eventsbykinfolk.org.au/cateringinquiry
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08/03/2022

Spotted in the wild 📸 Today we were thrilled to cater this afternoon tea for where they were kind enough to run a fundraiser for our Food Relief Program to commemorate the occasion💕🙏

03/03/2022

Every day at Sibling Café we have wonderful volunteers like Nina contributing to the team and making customers feel welcome ☀️.

If you're interested in volunteering, apply here: https://forms.gle/5qmaDVv8cz9hC6WEA

Meet Nina. Nina’s been volunteering with us for over 3 years - first at Kinfolk and now at Sibling (which she prefers because the floorplan is easier to memorise). Nina was initially drawn to the program by a partnership with Cathy Freeman Foundation, and has been a regular fixture ever since. She likes working the floor and thinks it’s really important to greet customers and make them feel welcome through a good customer service experience.

When she’s not volunteering at Sibling, Nina likes to keep busy - working at an Op Shop, going to yoga and the gym - and most importantly walking her new labrador, Polo.

When asked if she’d recommend the volunteer program to friends she says “I wouldn’t just recommend it to friends, I’d recommend it to everyone! If you normally have anxiety applying for jobs, don’t worry. Everyone’s included - no matter what race, or whether you have a disability.”

Nina’s glad to be back and looking forward to adding more coffee-making know-how to her skillset.
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​If you're interested in volunteering at Sibling Café you can apply here: https://forms.gle/5qmaDVv8cz9hC6WEA All are welcome!

28/02/2022

We’re currently recruiting for a Head Barista to lead our barista team and support our in-house coffee training program for volunteers on pathways to employment. If you’re a social and socially minded person with leadership skills & 2+ years of specialty coffee experience, we’d love to hear from you!

✨Stellar team of staff and volunteers
🏆 Award-winning café
🏳️‍🌈 Inclusive, LGBTQI+ friendly workplace
☕ Build relationships with specialty roasters
💼 Full-time contract available
🧾 Salary packaging available, (reduce your tax obligations)
💗 Registered Charity & Social Enterprise

Sibling is an award winning non-profit café committed to building social inclusion. Our profits support food relief for marginalised Victorians and our team is supplemented with volunteers who contribute to the café service & benefit from training, social engagement & mentorship.

​If you're open-minded, communicative and passionate about sharing what you do, we encourage you to apply! https://www.seek.com.au/job/56096514

25/02/2022

Chef Nixon lining up the week's relief meals. This batch was Nepalese Chicken Curry with Rice 🍛. These meals will be bundled up and distributed to people experiencing food insecurity all over Melbourne.
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22/02/2022

The Kinfolk van taking a breather under a branch during another sunny day on the road ☀️

Already this month we've made 56 deliveries of essential groceries to households across Melbourne, supporting 165 adults and children experiencing food insecurity.

That meant:
🥬 51 Crates of fruit & veg
🍲 281 Hand-Made meals
🍳 1470 Free Range Pastured Eggs
🥛 308 Litres of dairy and alternatives
🐟 122 Serves of fresh seafood
…and more!

Kinfolk’s grocery kits support households referred to us by organisations like inTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence, McAuley Community Services for Women & Cohealth (among others). The program relies on support from our community, so if you’d like to contribute you can do so over the counter at or via the link below. All donations over $2 are tax deductible💚
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​https://www.givenow.com.au/kinfolkfoodreliefappeal

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18/02/2022

Pull up a chair 🪑 As of tomorrow Kinfolk will be back to hosting events of up to 125 people! If you've been putting off that planning day or networking event, our spacious rooms might just be the perfect fit. Located at the end of Bourke Street within earshot of Southern Cross's transport hub we couldn't be easier to get to.

11/02/2022

Sibling Café is one of our most special venues. Just outside the city in Carlton North, Sibling is a bustling neighbourhood café by day and an event space by night. Equipped with a bar and kitchen Sibling is perfect for private dinners, birthdays, engagements - you name it. ​If it's worth celebrating - we can host it ✨🥂 .
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​More info here:

https://www.eventsbykinfolk.org.au/sibling

07/02/2022

Yesterday we visited to drop off some meals for the community pantry which supports families in their Peer Support Playgroup.

We’ve been collaborating with ACC for over a year now and love being able to contribute to their work within the community.

"...We met Kinfolk during the second lockdown as we supported a number of people and families in our local community who needed meals delivered for one reason or another. And since our programming has recommenced onsite we have also been delighted to offer Kinfolk meals to families in our weekly Peer Support Playgroup. This MyTime funded playgroup that is run by a social worker, is a partnership with Down Syndrome Victoria. The families who attend are so thankful to take the pressure off cooking on those days that are particularly overwhelming. Those that have accessed the service rave about the quality of the frozen meals Kinfolk deliver. We couldn’t be more pleased with this partnership that helps us to help those who most need a hand in our community.”

-Leanne Coughlin, Executive Officer, Alphington Community Centre
ACC provides a range of programs to strengthen neighbourhood connections, support the most vulnerable in the community and encourage wellbeing and life-long learning. ACC is one of 400 neighbourhood houses in Victoria.

01/02/2022

Sibling By Kinfolk is back for dine-in! If you're in the Carlton North area drop in for a little bit of the Kinfolk experience. Our team of staff and volunteers are pumped to be welcoming people through the doors again 😊
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Sibling is open for dine-in and takeaway til 2pm - 7 days a week.

27/01/2022

Check out our new-look delivery van! 😍❤️‍🔥

Massive thanks to the kind folks at in Geelong for donating their expertise to this install - if you ever need signage hit them up! They’re professionals and a pleasure to work with 🙏.
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​The van's pictured here with illustrator extraordinaire & Kinfolk community member who designed our iconic Eat Well For Good logo. Thanks Candy!

The eat-well-for-good-mobile will be zipping all around Melbourne delivering food relief, catering and gifts in newfound style so if you see us in your hood, throw us a peace sign ✌️

19/01/2022

Kinfolk's home of Events - the heritage 'Donkey Wheel House' at 673 Bourke Street - has opened its doors again for the year. And what beautiful doors they are! Just look at those strap hinges ⚜️⚜️
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​Inside, you'll find our event spaces are spacious and well-ventilated, with plenty of room for in-person meetings that adhere to density quotients. While you're here, why not take advantage of Kinfolk's famous in-house catering, which can be individually portioned for patrons upon request. ​Or if you're having a meeting elsewhere - we deliver catering all over metro Melbourne.
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Read more here: https://www.eventsbykinfolk.org.au/

11/01/2022

Sibling by Kinfolk is back for takeaway this week! While we orchestrate a return to full-service, is open for takeaway until 2pm every day. If you're in the neighbourhood come say hi and grab a coffee and something from our takeaway menu!🙋‍♀️

10/01/2022

Kinfolk's Events and Catering return this week! That means we're resuming Catering Delivery across metro Melbourne and recommencing on-site Events. As ever, patron safety is at the fore-front of our minds so we're diligently adhering to the current density quotients and mask/vaccine requirements (our biggest available space currently tops out at 87 patrons).

More on our events and catering here: https://www.eventsbykinfolk.org.au/

21/12/2021

We still have some gifts available at but they're going quick! Drop in for a takeaway, have a browse and grab a last-minute gift before we close for break on the 24th 🏃‍♀️💕

15/12/2021

We’ve reached our Events & Catering capacity for the remainder of 2021! We’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who was eager to host events with us and order catering over the past few months. It’s put a spring in our step to hear the gentle hum of people moving through Donkey Wheel House again.
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​Kinfolk’s events and catering services will return with gusto in mid-Jan. ​Here's to 2022 being an event-full year!